All Entries Tagged With: "Ford"

Chicago 2010: Shelby GT500 Prowls Around

The 2010 Chicago Auto Show played host to the official reveal of the 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, in all its 550hp glory. God, 550hp in a Mustang with a 3.73 rear axle ratio, LSD, Goodyear SuperCar tires, upgraded suspension, and all of the other amazing things that Ford has done to this car, makes [...]

[Video] 2011 Ford Edge

With Ford’s release of the 2011 Edge crossover at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, they bring us a nice little video of it driving down the road, and some still shot video. It’s only a little over a minute, but it’s nice to see things in motion.
The model shown is the Edge Limited  with the [...]

[Press Release] 2011 Ford Edge Shows Off In Chicago

2011 FORD EDGE BLENDS TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND CLASS-LEADING POWERTRAINS IN REVAMPED PACKAGE
* Dramatic freshening of the 2011 Ford Edge and Edge Sport includes extensive exterior redesign, improved materials and craftsmanship on the interior, class-exclusive technology and new powertrains
* With available MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology, the 2011 Ford Edge crossover wraps an engaging package [...]

Just The Facts: 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

The Shelby nameplate is one that has helped the Mustang become a household better than anything else. At first the Shelby Mustangs were meant for racing. Then they turned more Grand Touring. These days, though, it started out with the GT500 in 2007 being too much name and not enough sports car to back it [...]

[Videos] 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

Ford has taken the official wraps off their 2011 Mustang Shelby GT500 and made some videos for us fans to watch and listen to. God, that 550hp sounds mean with the new exhaust, too.
You can tell that these particular Shelbys hold the upgrades of the SVT Performance Package because of the thinner racing stripes running [...]

Press Release: 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Goes on South Beach Diet; Looks Great

2011 FORD SHELBY GT500 GOES LIGHTWEIGHT WITH ALUMINUM ENGINE, OFFERS ULTIMATE IN HANDLING
* With 550 horsepower and 510 ft.-lb. of torque, Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) delivers the new Shelby GT500® with a 10 horsepower increase; an all-new 5.4-liter all-aluminum engine is 102 pounds lighter than the previous cast-iron engine and uses Ford-patented plasma-coating [...]

[Audio] RawAutos on Motor Trend Radio

On January 23, 2010 I was on Motor Trend Radio with Bob Long to talk about the concluded Detroit Auto Show, also called the 2010 North American International Auto Show. I spoke about the new releases from BMW, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen, Buick, Cadillac among others. You can listen to my appearance below, or you can [...]

2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT to Pace Daytona 500

The 2011 Mustang has gotten a lot of attention lately. As well it should. It’s a truly amazing car worthy of the sports car nickname. To commemorate the great news that Ford is dropping a new 5.0L into the Mustang GT, the people at NASCAR have found it suitable to pace the upcoming Daytona 500 [...]

[2010 NAIAS] 2012 Ford Focus is a Euro-American star

Ever since the Ford Focus came out for sale in the U.S. in 2000, we all knew we had gotten the shaft. You see, for as long as we’ve had the Focus, so has the rest of Europe. But their car was modern, fun, young, filled with energy, and even thrilling. Ours was, well, lacking [...]

[2010 NAIAS] 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT is American with German roots

The 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 is here and I couldn’t be more excited about it. When the official news of the new Mustang was released three days after Christmas, I could hear the collective of ‘Stang fans breathing more heavily at the thought of another 5-liter car being for sale.
The 5-0 Mustang last appeared [...]

2011 Mustang GT vs 2010 Camaro SS

Okay, so this may be a little far off from being a comparison, but it’s worth a short anyway. The 2011 Ford Mustang GT was released last week, and all the talk was, “Is this going to beat the Camaro?” No real talk about the Challenger, because while it’s good, it’s not much competition to [...]

Videos: Ford shows off new 5.0 power

As you may have seen, the 5.0-liter Mustang is back. And to prove that it’s worth all of the hype, Ford has provided us with two sets of videos for the new engine and the new car.
You can read the press release about the 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 here and the press release and details [...]

Breaking: 5.0L Mustang GT is here!

First and foremost, this isn’t the redneck’s 80s 5.0L Mustang. This is a rompin’, stompin’, American ass-kicking Mustang GT that happens to be powered by a 302 cubic-inch 4,951cc V8. Roughly 5-liters. Now, you may be thinking, “Josh, how is this not just like the old-school 5-0?” Well, this is why…
Where the old Mustangs didn’t [...]

Merry Christmas, Ford style…

Even though Ford didn’t actually release these pictures, yet, some folks around the interwebz wanted us to have them before the official embargo is over and done with on Monday, the 28th.

As I’ve posted before (here and here), the new 2011 Mustang GT will have a 5.0-liter V8 motor making 412hp and 390lb-ft of torque. [...]

New Info: 2011 Mustang GT to have 390 torque and 6spd manual

Yesterday, Inside Line took some bit of Ford Mustang news and gave it to the world to swallow. That news was that the 2011 Ford Mustang GT would get the Coyote 5.0L V8 engine. And even better news was that it would produce 412hp. But that information just had us salivating for more! At least, [...]